April 24 | Daily Devotion | Be Strong And Live By Faith | Zac Poonen

Zac PoonenApril 23, 202410mWatch on YouTube

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Summary

The message emphasizes that Christian life requires constant spiritual alertness, as the battle against Satan is perpetual. True faith is not merely intellectual agreement with doctrine but a living dependence on Christ, like a branch abiding in the vine. To 'live by faith' means recognizing our utter inability to produce any eternal value or spiritual strength apart from Christ's sustaining power.

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Be on the alert against SatanBelievers must always be alert against Satan because we are continually on a spiritual battlefield.

Let us not sleep as others doUnlike physical battles where soldiers can rest, spiritual alertness is required 24 hours a day.1 Thessalonians 5:6

Strength comes from the Holy SpiritTrue spiritual strength and alertness during the day and night come through the Holy Spirit, not human determination.

Stand firm in the faithFaith is far more than an intellectual belief in doctrinal statements about God, which even the devil possesses.

Faith produces actionBiblical faith, as seen in figures like Abraham and Noah in Hebrews 11, always produces action.

Defining faith through the vine and branchesJesus defines true faith in John 15 as abiding in Him, recognizing that apart from Him we can do nothing.John 15:5

Remaining dependent on the treeNo matter how much experience or Bible knowledge a believer has, they must remain helplessly dependent on Christ to produce eternal fruit.

The righteous shall live by faithRecognizing that we can do nothing of eternal value without Christ is what it means to live by faith.

Living by faith dailyBeing saved from judgment by faith is distinct from the ongoing daily life of faith described in Romans.Romans 1:17

A branch never outgrows its need for the treeJust as an old branch cannot produce fruit apart from the tree, a mature believer never becomes capable of producing spiritual fruit independently.

Acting like men through spiritual strengthHelpless dependence on God is what enables a person to act like Jesus and be truly strong.

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